Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guam instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
live 10.2 years longer
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Guam, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 6.9 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Guam, the GDP per capita is $41,833 as of 2022.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Guam, on the other hand, 11.5 children do as of 2022.
have 21.1% fewer children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guam, there are 17.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Guam, that number is 126 km.
Infrastructure
find 59.3% less home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guam has 1.8 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this
Compare further: Tuvalu vs. Guam
Guam: At a glance
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